Morning rush
42 min 582 trips · 77% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
EliottoGovernment Center
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A direct MBTA train from Eliot to Government Center took a median 42 minutes across 3,167 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 49 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical42 min50th percentile
Slower trip49 min90th percentile
Scheduled43 minmedian timetable
On pace72%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Eliot to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Eliot to Government Center was 42 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 43 minutes.
Based on 3,167 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 42 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 49 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Eliot to Government Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Eliot to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
43 min 773 trips · 75% on paceEvening rush
45 min 671 trips · 61% on paceOff-peak
41 min 1,141 trips · 75% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Eliot to Government Center was measured
The Eliot to Government Center estimate uses 3,167 completed direct-trip stop-timestamp pairs matched to the schedule active for each observed train.
We publish the median because one dramatic delay should not define an everyday journey, and the 90th percentile because riders still need to understand the bad end of normal.
We do not infer why a trip ran slowly. Construction, incidents, crowding and weather require separate evidence.
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Trips related to Eliot to Government Center
The Eliot to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Eliot, each with a published median duration.